Data Collection Technician II

Cypress HCM; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress HCM is seeking a Robotics Data Collection Contractor in Mountain View to operate robotic hardware and data infrastructure, gathering CV, teleoperation, and human demonstration datasets for robotic tasks. The role focuses on hands-on data collection, validation, and organization, following experimental protocols and coordinating with research scientists as needed.

The position is full-time, on-site in Mountain View, billed weekly based on actual work performed.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in robotics or data collection.
• Bachelor's degree in any field; engineering is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect robot demonstration and environment data using predefined protocols.
• Operate robots, grippers, and teleoperation devices.
• Set up and calibrate cameras, sensors, and data acquisition systems.
• Help set up computer vision annotation pipeline.
• Ensure synchronization of vision, robot state, and sensor data.
• Verify data quality and identify failed or corrupted demonstrations.
• Document experimental conditions and maintain accurate records.
• Organize, label, upload, and maintain detailed records about datasets.
• Perform routine hardware inspections and report equipment issues.
• Assist with basic troubleshooting of robotics software and hardware.

Skills

Robotics experience

Teleoperation systems

Data collection

Documentation

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Cameras & sensors

Job description

Robotics Data Collection Contractor

Our client is seeking a Robotics Data Collection Contractor to support the Robot Intelligence Lab. In this role, you will operate robotic hardware and data collection infrastructure to gather high-quality computer vision, teleoperation, and human demonstration datasets for robotic tasks.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working with robots, cameras and other sensors, and computers. The candidate is also expected to follow experimental protocols and follow-up with research scientists on the team whenever protocols are unclear.

This is a hands-on position focused on collecting, validating, and organizing data for robotics.

This is a full-time, on-site contractual position billed weekly based on the actual work performed.

Responsibilities

• Collect robot demonstration and environment survey data using predefined experimental protocols.


• Operate robots, grippers, and teleoperation devices.


• Set up and calibrate cameras, sensors, and data acquisition systems.


• Help set up computer vision annotation pipeline.


• Ensure synchronization of vision, robot state, and sensor data.


• Verify data quality and identify failed or corrupted demonstrations.


• Document experimental conditions and maintain accurate records.


• Organize, label, upload, and maintain detailed records about collected datasets.


• Perform routine hardware inspections and report equipment issues.


• Assist with basic troubleshooting of robotics software and hardware.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience


• Bachelor's degree in any field (Bachelor's degree in engineering a plus)


• Prior experience working with robots (arms and humanoids) and teleoperation systems is required.


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.
  
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.


• Basic understanding of ROS/ROS2 and familiarity with different sensors such as cameras, LiDARs, etc. a plus

Compensation: $27 - 36.21 per hour

ID: 37735232